SolaPad Ready To Charge Up IPads

Posted on May 28, 2012 by quest

SolaWerks, Inc. a newly formed subsidiary, of Domark International Inc. has announced confirmation that its new “SolaPad” are being prepared for shipment. The company anticipates pre-orders for “SolaPad” will be accepted via the SolaWerks website by the middle of this week. Deliveries to pre-order customers are anticipated to begin during the 1st week of June. The revolutionary new SolaPad product is an ever-charging solar and battery system that fits all versions of the Apple iPad. Once an iPad is placed into a SolaPad sleeve, there is theoretically no reason to ever plug the iPad into any wall-mounted charger again.

DoMark International Inc. has also announced the appointment of Brent Strasler as President of the Company effective May 25th, 2012. In addition, Mr. Strasler has been appointed to the company’s Board of Directors. Strasler has over twenty years experience in both private industry and the public capital markets and has a broad range of skills and expertise in corporate governance, corporate finance, and other matters that are critical to ensuring that DoMark has the necessary stewardship to develop the assets of the Company. Mr. Strasler has owned and operated several businesses in a variety of industries focusing on restructurings, financings, mergers and acquisitions. His leadership has been instrumental in the successful reorganization, development, and expansion of several private companies in the diversified services, technology, and industrial manufacturing sectors.

Mr. Strasler has been directly involved in raising over $275 million in public financings for companies engaged in a wide range of industries and market capitalizations. Additionally he holds an Economics Degree from the University of Western Ontario and an MBA in International Finance from the University of Notre Dame. A new comprehensive business plan including financing and use of assets are central to the changes immediately being implemented by Mr. Strasler and the new board of directors. Mr. Strasler states, “DoMark is an exceptional company with a growth-oriented strategy to build on the Company’s market position quickly and decisively to benefit all shareholders. The changes needed for a strong corporate future are now underway.”

New York City Creates New Green Jobs

Solar Green Careers Occupy The Future of Cali Biz

Posted on November 3, 2011 by quest

According to nonprofit organization the Solar Foundation, over 93,000 workers spent more than 50% of their time on solar-related projects in August of 2010 alone. In California, the increasing demand for solar panel technicians is even more evident; the sun-soaked state maintains the single largest solar power capacity in the United States (as of 2009, 1101 megawatts). Coast Career Institute provides a comprehensive, in-depth training for innovative fields like solar panel installation. This is indisputably a growth industry.

As a leading vocational schools in Los Angeles the Coast Career Institute, offers vital training for solar panel installation, an industry on the rise as America invest more in alternative energy sources. If you are looking for a trade school in Los Angeles that provides cutting-edge training that will prepare you for the burgeoning green revolution, you may not have to look no further than the Coast Career Institute, a career college in Los Angeles (and Colton) that has a solid track record of placing graduates in secure, well-paid jobs.

California Leading America In Solar Technology

In addition to its track record of placing graduates, Coast Career Institute provides a comprehensive, in-depth training for innovative fields like solar panel installation. So it’s no wonder many people are eager to find a career college in Los Angeles that can give them the skills and experience they need to get in on the ground floor of this exciting new frontier. In business since 1969 he Coast Career Institute has added new training programs to its curriculum to stay at the leading edge of changes in the job market. In May of 2010, the Coast Career Institute began its rigorous and comprehensive training program for solar installer jobs. From the very beginning, this program was an obvious favorite.

Tesla Founder Named Innovator of the Year by WSJ

Villaraigosa Welcomes Solar Electric Vehicle Maker BYD

Posted on October 25, 2011 by quest

“Los Angeles is where the world creates and innovates,” said Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. “By reaching out to the world and harnessing LA’s unique resources, we have attracted China’s leading green company to our city. BYD’s (Build Your Dreams) new North American headquarters in downtown Los Angeles is the latest sign that we are a growing hub of clean-technology jobs. We see BYD’s Los Angeles opening as a catalyst that will usher in good jobs, global investment, and a more sustainable future.” China’s premier global, high-tech green company focused on developing electric vehicle technologies and efficient alternative energy sources, launched its North American operations today with the opening of new headquarters in Los Angeles. Technology-based and innovation-oriented, BYD is a multi-national manufacturer of electric and hybrid or dual-mode vehicles, solar power systems, environmentally friendly rechargeable batteries and battery energy storage, and energy efficient LED lighting.

The company is 50 percent U.S.-owned and has the backing of investor Warren Buffett via his MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company, the utility division of Berkshire Hathaway. In 2010, BYD topped the Businessweek Technology 100 list and was ranked by the publication as the 8th most innovative company in the world. Based in Shenzhen, China, BYD employs more than 200,000 worldwide. BYD’s new North American headquarters, located along the Figueroa Corridor, will bring up to 150 green-collar engineering and management jobs focused on research and development to Los Angeles, as well as serving as the focal point for privately owned BYD dealerships across the continent.

I Love You City of Angeles

This green technology investment will generate hundreds of additional jobs in the region. Dealerships will sell BYD’s landmark dual-mode electric and e6 pure electric vehicles to consumers and commercial fleets, all-electric long-range eBUS commercial buses, rapid charging stations, LED and solar street and parking light systems, residential solar systems, and replacement parts. BYD aims to grow Electric Bus, e6 electric cross-over and solar panel businesses from Los Angeles; Company unveils electric bus created in partnership with Hertz for use at LA International Airport.“BYD is thrilled to be making this investment in Los Angeles, a global city working towards a green, sustainable future,” said BYD Chairman Chuanfu Wang. “We look forward to a long, productive relationship with the City, and thank Mayor Villaraigosa and his team for their hard work and dedication to recruiting green businesses to Los Angeles.”

Alexandra Cousteau ‘This Generation’s Space Race’

Solar Jobs Growing Faster Than Other Employment

Posted on October 17, 2011 by quest

As Solar Power International begins today in Dallas, TX the Solar Foundation released its second annual review of the U.S. solar workforce. The “National Solar Jobs Census 2011: A Review of the U.S. Solar Workforce” found that hiring in the solar workforce is on the rise. More than 100,000 Americans are now employed in the solar industry. “The solar industry has grown into a major economic force with more than 100,000 employees in the United States,” said Andrea Luecke, executive director of The Solar Foundation. “We expect even greater growth in the foreseeable future. But policymakers, workforce training providers, and the industry must work together to continue creating good jobs for skilled workers.” Solar Power International 2011, runs today until October 20, and is expected to attract 24,000 professionals from businesses spanning the entire spectrum of the industry.

California continued to be the national leader in solar employment, with 25,575 workers. Rounding out the top 10 states are Colorado, Arizona, Pennsylvania, New York, Florida, Texas, Oregon, New Jersey and Massachusetts. Colorado, Arizona, Florida, Oregon, New Jersey and Massachusetts showed the strongest growth rates from August 2010.

The Census also found that solar employers expect to increase the number of solar workers by 24 percent, representing nearly 24,000 net new jobs by August 2012. Over the next 12 months, nearly half of solar firms expect to add jobs.”These survey responses merely reflect employers’ best estimates at expected new hiring, but it demonstrates a clear growth pattern for the industry and tremendous optimism by employers in the industry,” said Luecke. “Employers expressed similar optimism last year, but failed to meet their hiring expectations because of stalled legislative initiatives and continued policy uncertainty.”

Oil and Gas Had Help. Why Not Renewables?

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Solar Adding Green Jobs Says US Labor Secretary

Posted on September 5, 2011 by quest

By Hilda L. Solis: IT IS time to dispel a myth. To paraphrase Mark Twain, the rumors of manufacturing’s demise are greatly exaggerated. In fact, manufacturing in America is not only alive, it’s thriving. America’s manufacturing industry is expected to grow by 6.2 percent this year, outpacing the overall economy. Last year, the auto industry’s Detroit Three of Chrysler, GM, and Ford gained U.S. market share for the first time since 1995. And this July, motor vehicle and parts manufacturing jumped by 5.2 percent over the year-ago month, a direct contributor to the increase in factory outputs of 0.6 percent that month.

Better yet, this industrial growth has spurred job growth. In July alone, manufacturers created 24,000 jobs. Since December, 2009, the manufacturing sector has created more than 289,000 jobs — more than 1 in 10 of all jobs created during our recovery. GM announced this summer that it is creating 4,000 jobs at 17 facilities, including at least 250 at its Powertrain plant in Toledo. It is investing $204 million there.

Solar at Work

In all sorts of industries, manufacturers are making investments that hold great promise for American workers and our economy. Pittsburgh Glass Works LLC is spending more than $85 million to set up a manufacturing hub that will retrofit a vacant 416,000-square-foot plant into a center that will create more than 260 jobs. Then, there’s the ripple effect. For every job created in the manufacturing sector, four to seven jobs are created in the broader economy. The auto industry supply chain now employs three times as many workers as auto companies themselves. This supply chain accounted for almost 3.5 million workers last year. This growth contributes to gains in other industries, from retail to hospitality to tourism. That’s good news for every small business near the Powertrain facility — from Craig’s Flowers & Gifts to The Original Gino’s Pizza on West Alexis Road… America working its way back

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Growing A Green Career in the New Year

Posted on January 2, 2011 by quest

Navigating the Emotional Side of Your Green Job Search

by Carol McClelland, PhD – There’s a very tactical side to any job search. Figuring out the best strategies to uncover contacts and job openings becomes your main focus. There’s also an emotional side to any job search. Though rarely discussed, this often hidden component of every job search has the potential to derail one’s job search.

No matter how you look at it, a job search is a difficult time of change.
•   In the past – you are looking back at what you’ve left behind. No matter what the scenario, there’s a sense of loss as you close the door.
•   You’ve been forced to leave a job and team you enjoyed.
•   You’ve been asked to leave a job you didn’t like, but you weren’t quite ready to leave
•   You’ve chosen to leave a position for personal reasons.
•   You’ve had to leave a position due to a change in another part of your life.
•   In the future – you are facing the unknown. Where will you work? What will you do? Who will hire you? Every where you turn there’s another question you can’t really answer. Uncomfortable. Unnerving.
At perhaps the deepest point in your own job transition, you must put your very best foot forward to network, interview, and land a job. A task that is difficult even when you are at your best!